Junior Project Officer (WSIS Stocktaking and Case Studies)

Support the maintenance and development of the WSIS Stocktaking database and help share lessons from digital initiatives worldwide. The role involves research, drafting reports and case studies, curating thematic collections, and supporting WSIS-related events and outreach.

Responsibilities

• Support the maintenance and development of the WSIS Stocktaking database, helping keep project information accurate, organized and useful to stakeholders.
• Research, draft and edit Stocktaking reports, case studies, presentations and other knowledge products that highlight implementation of the WSIS Action Lines.
• Help curate thematic collections and repositories on the WSIS Stocktaking Platform, including initiatives related to women and girls in digital, healthy ageing and other development priorities.
• Identify and document success stories from countries and communities, showing how digital initiatives address real needs and deliver results.
• Help develop dashboards and key performance indicators to explore entries by year, region, Action Line and stakeholder group, as well as links to the SDGs and trends over time.
• Prepare concise storytelling briefs that highlight promising projects, regional trends, lessons learned and opportunities to replicate successful approaches.
• Support WSIS-related events and outreach that promote Stocktaking resources and encourage stakeholders to share their initiatives.

Requirements

• No experience required.
• University degree in communications, development studies, international relations, business administration, data science, public relations, economics, political science, sociology or a related field.
• Excellent knowledge of English for conducting research and producing documents (drafting and editing).
• Knowledge of a second ITU official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) would be an advantage.
• Be under 30 years of age (Exceptions may be considered for candidates pursuing a Ph.D.).
• Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate programme, or be a recent graduate (within six months prior to the start of the internship).
• Be a citizen of a Member State of ITU.

Skills

• Research
• Report Writing
• Case Study Development
• Database Maintenance
• Content Curation
• Event Support
• Document Drafting
• Content Editing
• Bilingual Communication
• Digital Initiatives Analysis

Languages

English